GAINESVILLE, Fla. (Interstat) — The Santa Fe Saints outlasted the Indian River State Pioneers 90-87 in a men’s junior college basketball game Wednesday night.

Santa Fe erased a halftime deficit behind a balanced scoring effort. The Saints, who improved to 7-5, trailed 87-85 late before closing the game on a 5-0 run. Joel Harrison led the charge for Santa Fe.

Indian River State’s Caleb Cameron countered with a strong performance, but the Pioneers fell to 6-9 despite holding a 50-49 lead after a frantic first quarter. Both offenses cooled considerably after the break in the tightly contested matchup.